Using Salvaged machines to clean up after the 100 year flood

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Жыл бұрын

Hitachi uh043 excavator, Hough 30 loader and David brown 990 get a workout cleaning up the driveway after the Aug 22 Nelson flood..
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@peteb2 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like what to expect from the idiots at Wake Kotahi. There was a time that in such a route it was perfectly okay to run such a repair site no matter how massive a task that a single lane with traffic control control systems i.e. either two stop & go sign holding workers or even a temp traffic light system but oh no they chose to run over the rites of landowners... unacceptable at any strength of imagination! It not like that road has 100s of 1000s of vehicles a day.! They did this last summer near me for the entire season, doing nothing at all for two months & kept my mate from accessing his Organic Farm for what became most of the year in the end, a huge loss on gate sales from the Public. Just incredible...

@MartyT Жыл бұрын

Exactly right mate, they could have left a lane open, this is my place of work and I have no other income.. they seem to have gone downhill since rebranding.

@Syncop8rNZ Жыл бұрын

Perhaps they didn't want it to drag on for years like Takaka Hill.

@MartyT Жыл бұрын

@Syncop8rNZ Maybe, but they could quite easily let me through the road block, I could walk to my property from the road block quicker than I could drive around the detour and I'd save $300 in fuel

@okm09876 Жыл бұрын

@@MartyT Is the roadblock manned 24/7? park up and give the keys to the junker to the guard

@MartyT Жыл бұрын

@Phearing I'm not sure yet I'll find out in the next few days

@matt972 Жыл бұрын

Hey Marty, would you ever do a walkthrough of the fleet of vehicles you have? Like an update on what’s going on with all the ones we have seen?

@tonywoodford9164 Жыл бұрын

I second that idea

@noiseache7720 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget 'the' boat he has, and the few spare ones he has too.

@dfross87 Жыл бұрын

@@noiseache7720 I think the Marty T. Navy would require it's own video. OTOH Marty may not be keen to show the missus how many toys (land or water based) he has tucked away.

@philyew3617 Жыл бұрын

So you want him to post an online catalogue of all the equipment he has ? Provide every machinery thief within 500k kms an easy on-line shopping list for them to take their pick ? Why not enhance it with a condition report on each machine ? Not very intelligent !

@TeamHahah Жыл бұрын

Agreed! I can imagine there are a lot of us who enjoy just hearing you share your knowledge and history with some of these vehicles! Even if it sounds like a dumb video idea or a boring one, it is really interesting to hear knowledgeable people talk about their items!

@hollandgm62 Жыл бұрын

Hi Marty, many thanks for sharing your exploits. I find them to be inspirational, informative and enjoyable. Very sorry to hear of the storm and all the mayhem that it has caused You and your neighbours. I hope the financial & stress costs are bearable and wish you the best of luck. PS. Brilliant film work and editorial; too easy to take that for granted. Cornwall UK

@jameshodgson1609 Жыл бұрын

That loader looks very useful. In the UK we complaint about a 1/2 hr detour ( there is a road in Wiltshire at the moment where the road on a hillside keeps sliding downwards and has been doing so for at least 60 years) so hope the authorities stick to their 7 week timetable.

@coop_coop007 Жыл бұрын

Lyneham Banks?

@jameshodgson1609 Жыл бұрын

@@coop_coop007Yes got it in one. The council’s taking a lot longer than 7 weeks to repair !

@coop_coop007 Жыл бұрын

@@jameshodgson1609 Haha, I must be psychic, moved away a while ago, but some things just don't change.

@MrPhotodoc Жыл бұрын

No music, no promos, no products to sell or bad jokes. Just great content. That's what brings me back. Plus I have a sister living in Auckland City.

@thomas7770 Жыл бұрын

I love how Marty has a passion for running machinery.

@danaskubic2145 Жыл бұрын

He's becoming a very good backhoe operator. I love the grader attachment on the back of the tractor. Thanks for sharing Marty.

@ThePostApocalypticInventor Жыл бұрын

My girlfriend keeps telling me that she wants us to move to New Zealand and I think I will visit New Zealand in 23 or 24 and see a little bit of your beautiful country. What I would like about NZ compared to Germany (I think) is the much lower population density. I think I would really like the landscapes as well. But I have kept wondering what the climate will be like in NZ in decades to come. Then again: Germany was supposed to have a mild climate and just over the last few years, the city where I live had two floods because of extreme rainfalls and also droughts in 3 of the last 4 summers. So I guess we just don't know what the future will be like: But one thing is for sure: New Zealand has a lot of natural beauty!

@justus5064 Жыл бұрын

Hey Gerolf, funny seeing you here. I guess likeminded people with similar interests and points of view on sustainable resource usage, right to repair, upcycling, etc. stumble across each other eventually on this platform. Always appreciate and enjoy your and Martys videos on these different topics. NZ is beautiful for sure, had similar thoughts about moving there aswell, but never had the courage to take the leap. I think price of living is even higher than here in germany, if I am not mistaken. By the way, if I remember correctly, you mentioned a while ago, that you were thinking about expanding your craft into a business with a couple of employes down the line possibly, which further catched my interest. Any developments there? Best regards from Dresden, Justus

@lambert2969 Жыл бұрын

Do it, it's a great place to visit. Buy a cheap vehicle and take your time. Number one mistake people make visiting here is not allowing enough time. It's a small place but there is a lot to see.

@andrewford80 Жыл бұрын

Definitely visit and check it out but think hard about moving. People are doing it harder and harder here lately.

@lambert2969 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewford80 yea man, cost of living is off the charts. From rent to insane house prices, food, fuel, everything. Hey, but we got great beaches. 😉 And summer is here.

@28thAttempt Жыл бұрын

That would be the tits! Marty and tpai coming up with some renewable energy solutions or just every day repairs, working on something together Greetings from Harburg

@sausage5849 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure Marty must have the best maintained tracks in all NZ ;-)

@markhensley9378 Жыл бұрын

For now I figure the flood has cost you a couple thousand dollars just in fuel and time. Your machines are all running good and that's a plus. Thanks again for taking the time to make this video. Good luck with your future endeavors.

@aserta Жыл бұрын

Prolly quite a big fee in fuel, these aren't efficient engines, unfortunately. But then again, he's not using them anywhere near as much as a job site does.

@GoodForYou4504 Жыл бұрын

It is so good seeing the old used (or abandoned) equipment that you have got for cheap and brought back to good working order put to use in this situation!! Can you imagine what it would have cost to hire a firm to do the needed work after that 100 year flood? I'm sure you are helping neighbors as well. Great job Marty, this is the right way to be! 👍

@michaelviens2894 Жыл бұрын

He casually said “that’ll be a major fix up” yes that is a job for sure!! Safe operating brother!!!😂😂

@GMAN1101 Жыл бұрын

Who needs the big fancy expensive machines your old salvaged machines done the job just as good..great video marty

@sparkyhobo3844 Жыл бұрын

From a tricky start, with many unforeseen issues, that loader has really come good! Really pleased for you mate. Worth the risk and time, you put into it. Hope that 7 weeks doesn't run over...........................

@MartyT Жыл бұрын

Its a useful machine- loader, dozer and skidder all in one

@Chr.U.Cas2216 Жыл бұрын

Dear Marty T. I guess that, after the flood, Covid, exploding transportation costs, inflation in general etc., there is also a shortage of culvert pipes. So please kindly allow me to suggest something: Please consider to fabricate your own concrete culvert pipes. For formwork you could of course use your own DIY sawn timber. I suggest a hexagonal or octagonal design (like bees do honeycombs). Usually it's easier to do formwork for those than it is for round ones. I guess that the only things you would have to buy are formwork oil, nails/screws, cement, clean gravel with sand and rebar mats. Instead of using a professional vibration tool (necessary to condense the concrete), a hammer drill can be used. Best regards, luck and health to all of you.

@aserta Жыл бұрын

You can make them with spray painted cardboard any size you want. The trick is to use sand to reinforce the cardboard so it doesn't pour out. Wax or mold release will be required. As for vibration, all you need to do is hook a hacksaw to a piece of rebar from the rebar lattice inside. They'll do the work for you, and the last bit above the rebar you can pack in with a tamping hammer (large piece of wood you lift and drop). I wouldn't bother with hex shapes tho, because it's difficult to get the rebar bent in that kind of angle, having it rounded is easy, roller benders are cheap to make or buy.

@ericmartin5720 Жыл бұрын

Or they could call Post10, culvert wizard!

@gjmob Жыл бұрын

@@ericmartin5720 There isn't any Beavers in N.Z.

@patrickmoodabe9728 Жыл бұрын

Hey Marty. This must feel like a kick in the guts mate. But typical for you. You seem to take it in your stride. & just get back to work. I’m sure it’s not that simple. Anyway - keep positive. St Anaud is a great place to cool off on a long day. 👍👍

@BaconMinion Жыл бұрын

Truly a man of action. Warms my cold, dead, black heart.

@jojacobs305 Жыл бұрын

Love Bessy and the fact that she can help out

@NZguy503 Жыл бұрын

You can't forget that Marty rescued that excavator out of the forest

@mopar4656 Жыл бұрын

The Kiwi can-do tradition is alive and well. Keep the videos coming, Marty.

@bobcarry4820 Жыл бұрын

I watched and said that is old machinery. I watched longer and said that old machinery is doing a good job, proof it didn't need to be scrapped. The road closure sucks. Thanks for sharing.

@hogryder3366 Жыл бұрын

good old council - making the sensible too difficult

@nsbhagwat Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the world of red tape.

@dfross87 Жыл бұрын

@@nsbhagwat Red tape holds the nation together! -- Bernard Woolley.

@anthonymorris479 Жыл бұрын

Great video Marty. Hope the community continues to recover well. Cheers from your mates over the ditch.

@Bristoll170 Жыл бұрын

I wish you all the best with this weeks "One in a hundred year weather event," coming a month later. It's going through Hokitika at the moment. Most rain is in the hills at this point, but watch the wind. Take care up there... Cheers Pete'.

@stanleygallman7800 Жыл бұрын

No idea what it is but I think that for some odd reason your videos have a massive calming effect on me. Thanks so much for sharing.

@keiths-teeth Жыл бұрын

Wow Marty your patient with that machine with its loose joints. Great to watch a experienced operator

@sirskidney7998 Жыл бұрын

Great job Marty! Hopefully the road workers can get the repairs done in the 7 weeks they say….. All the best and hopefully the repairs made are more able to cope with the increasingly bad weather.

@pinkponyofprey1965 Жыл бұрын

I live in a concrete house built on bedrock on the seventh floor on a hill or a slope of a hill in Sweden with no floodings, no tsunamis, no volcanoes, no malaria or ebola, no poisonous spiders or snakes, no tornadoes or hurricanes and also a little west of center of the Eurasian tectonic plate. I do like James Brown used to do. I feel good! :D

@svthorasailing4868 Жыл бұрын

Bro you always do a great job,jealous that I never put more effort into being the same.You do awesome in my books bro,bloody legend.Shout out to all the Kiwis doing it tough atm,one step at a time people,family and friends.Stay true.

@garyburgmylifeandtimes6354 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved seeing the old blade and tractor put to use. Love the old school way of getting things fixed.

@stevenr8606 Жыл бұрын

👍 with all that GOLD you have dug-up, moved, dumped & graded over. You still do work that is golden!

@jamesrivis620 Жыл бұрын

You do a great job ,Marty.Being shut out of your property 7 weeks truly sucks.

@reviewaccount469 Жыл бұрын

Thankfully you had the house in town as backup! I couldn't imagine traveling 8 hours to go to the grocery store!

@godzonerefections Жыл бұрын

Video idea: look out for a chopper for sale 🚁do it up and fly in for those 7 weeks. Good to see the Hough up to the task. Look forward to each episode.

@wolverine89893 Жыл бұрын

Knowing him he will find it in the Forest all intacted just fluid change is all with Arnold screaming GET IN THE CHOPPA LOL:😂

@juhaaaltonen8970 Жыл бұрын

Very good excavator handling..

@andrewradford3953 Жыл бұрын

Gotta be my favourite channel. A little bit devastating we won't get any more farm content for two months. Hope there will be a couple of other adventures to fill in the void. I get up to similar things on my farm but on a much smaller scale. I've also got blade envy. Man that's got heaps of adjustability.

@MartyT Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, yes I have a few other projects in mind.. the little blade is very handy for smoothing out the road

@Tilpants Жыл бұрын

Impressively easy to manipulate the angles etc. too! Well thought out and designed!

@donnaml8776 Жыл бұрын

WOW! Do hope they stick to the 7 weeks and do a good job so that if there is another storm it won’t washout the road again. Thanks for the update was wondering how things were going. I forget that you’re going into road construction season, I mean summer, as we’re going into winter. I wish you and your family well especially through these trying times. Hopefully by your autumn 🍂 you’ll all be back home if not sooner. We’ll miss hearing from ya, but it’s got to be done.

@donnaml8776 Жыл бұрын

From Upstate New York

@terryrogers1025 Жыл бұрын

Nice to have equipment to work with to get your roads back in shape. You have done a very nice job of repair and 7 weeks is along time to be detoured around and that is an awful lot of driving time to get any thing constructive accomplished. Wish you the best and thanks for the update sir,

@Thundermuffin93 Жыл бұрын

The culvert shot in "previously" where you stand by a culvert 1 meter round, it is clear just how much water a 100-year flood wants to move. My goodness. Best of luck in keeping things passable, as usual!

@ditherdather Жыл бұрын

I love seeing that old equipment be put to good use. Might not be efficient enough or resillient enough for full time construction work, but it's still good enough for peiodic tough jobs around your property, and the best part is they were all at a great price!

@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын

R.I.P Rambro 🐏

@SRheayns Жыл бұрын

Hi Marty, thank you for taking the time to record what you do and post it; honestly my favourite time of day to come home and watch another video of you bringing back some old machinery from the dead! Keep it up man!

@rolandtb3 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update. Must be heart breaking rebuilding after multiple floods and lanslides. Strong community spirit coupled with individual capabilities. Each time redesigning the drainage systems to be more resilient. Finding the weaknesses and shoring them up. Widening water ways, grading ditches and roadways, changing pipe diameters or material type, relocating storm pipes coupled widening pool areas. Really unfortunate about the damage and losses incurred. Thanks for the video and positive outlook. Will wait for future updates.

@Shagnasty Жыл бұрын

That flood really did a lot of damage. You have your work repair to keep you busy for a long it seems. Thank you for sharing. Always looking forward to your next video.

@aceadman Жыл бұрын

Thank goodness for heavy machinery AND for the guys who can keep it running. 😊👍👍

@noname-nd8ec Жыл бұрын

Waiting for the 'I bought NZ's cheapest helicopter' episode.

@jakobskaaning7730 Жыл бұрын

Still amazed by the job you pulled on the old Hough. Great to see it in action

@Chr.U.Cas2216 Жыл бұрын

Dear Marty T. 👍👌👏 Very well done again and as always (video and work). I'm really glad to see that the old front loader is doing so well after you gave it the typical great Marty TLC. Congrats for having all the big machinery/equipment and skills to help yourself. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.

@2Moza Жыл бұрын

Mate we have the same water trouble here in Thailand at times some area's are flooded in and Road repairs can take a long time to get fixed :).

@gibboau85 Жыл бұрын

Should have a look for a compaction wheel and mud bucket for the excavator. Think you would find them useful.

@Mike.hobbies Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update Marty. Cheers

@remog38 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your time and effort Marty , no breeze living well off grid .

@utubota5522 Жыл бұрын

And I was complaining about a 2 hr detour for what is a 45 minute trip. Thanks for the great video. I was almost ready to move to New Zealand.

@Tclans Жыл бұрын

Loveley video to watch. Thanks Marty!

@ogormanator Жыл бұрын

7 weeks, it's about time you took a rest anyway! All the best from Ireland!

@davezirkle Жыл бұрын

Love the grader at 10:01 - does the job, that's what counts

@brendandonnelly8375 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Marty. All the best.

@Trey4x4 Жыл бұрын

It is so neat watching you dig up the side of the mountain, in order to fill up the washed out side cliffs leading up to your property.. I'm learning tons

@walterkucharski4790 Жыл бұрын

Please Marty I beg you. Put in a couple of hours to repair the wobbly excavator bucket. It would make the digging so much better. I did it to mine and it's day and night difference. A bit of welding and grinding is all there is to it. Cheers mate and I love the videos. .

@waynemorgan5017 Жыл бұрын

I really like what you have done with the old machines you have restored and got going and put to good use. Keep up the good fight.

@ravivo2001 Жыл бұрын

Cheers from Tel Aviv! Great work Marty

@SA-76234 Жыл бұрын

Too bad about the roads taking 7 weeks. I hope they stick to that. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

@yeetas4881 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another good video Marty

@wesleycardinal8869 Жыл бұрын

This is like International Rescue NZ style 👍

@ewanstewart8011 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you doing your repairs Marty and we’ll see you in a couple of months I guess, stay safe 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@hughvane Жыл бұрын

During the coming weeks Marty, save your shekels and start a Give-A-Little link to buy yourself a tracked skid-steer; and while you're waiting to get back to your own property, maybe set about designing an ultra-low transport trailer to be towed behind the Hough, or David Brown, or your ute. Last item on the To Do list is to weld front towbars on to your various wheeled work vehicles. Great for tricky manoeuvring. All the best until Christmas.

@bellofbelmont Жыл бұрын

We feel for you. I used to live in Moree NSW. This last big flood covered most of the town except for an area on one of the major roads with our old house right in the middle of it 🙂. Still glad we don't live there any more though. THEY RAN OUT OF BEER! Jim Bell (Australia)

@gayle4804 Жыл бұрын

I am greatly amazed at what to do what do you do to fix your property and some of your neighbors also kudos to you you don't give up

@jondavidmcnabb Жыл бұрын

The old David Brown is remarkable good at evening the road out. I never figured that old machine would be so good!

@brendont1082 Жыл бұрын

Hi Marty another great video. I can't believe the council wanted a new concent for changing culvert pipe . I would have just replaced it as the would probably never even noticed. And I hope the road repairs don't drag out longer. As I've seen already some of the roads in your area they may not get repair to how they were

@localcrew Жыл бұрын

Marty reminds me of the old “Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots” toy when he runs that excavator. And that loader is going to prove very useful over the years. I love mine.

@nato4720 Жыл бұрын

God the bucket moves on that digger, she must be fairly flogged out, 😉😉 video idea?

@puirYorick Жыл бұрын

I hope you're receiving taxation credits for all the civic engineering self-help you've undertaken during this extraordinary flooding. It's always nice to see the old rusty beasts put to work again. Thanks for recording and sharing.

@mattmopar440 Жыл бұрын

I don't know how it is in the land down under but these 100 year storms every other year are kicking our ass in the states

@joeanonemouse Жыл бұрын

Your skills are amazing. I remember you hauling that orange digger out of the bushes and fixing it. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.

@richarddecoster4464 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see neighbors helping each other out in a pinch 😀. It would be cool 😎 to see how many pieces of equipment you have, I bet you have quite a unique collection.

@BensWorkshop Жыл бұрын

The Hough did do good work. Great to see it running and earning its living. Sorry to hear about the major roads though.

@billyhaddock5540 Жыл бұрын

Congrats Marty on taken-care of the road, moving dirt and stones where they needed to go.. NZ looks like a good place to live..

@hanshoogendyk2203 Жыл бұрын

Just watched an episode of gold rush Alaska, they had a water pump breakdown because the engine was computer controlled, after several attempts to get the computer to cooperate, they did a Marty on it and ripped off all the computer controlled bits and just ran it as a simple diesel engine driving a centrefical pump like they did 50 years ago. KEEP IT SIMPLE, thanks Marty

@upscaleshack Жыл бұрын

"See honey, we need all this equipment. It's not just toys. In fact, we should probably buy even more tractors for the next flood!" :)

@dirtfarmer7472 Жыл бұрын

It’s nice to have the machines needed to do things, it’s even better to know how to use the machines

@benzinfeuer732 Жыл бұрын

Where you live is a perpetual battle against wildlife, flora, and weather...but what a beautiful place. At home, in France, we cry when there are three drops of rain, or two centimeters of snow...it paralyzes the country... What a lesson you are showing us by doing everything yourself!

@GaryT1952 Жыл бұрын

Thought we were going to see the grader today...every piece of equipment but..oh well 🙌

@effenfish661 Жыл бұрын

the drone footage did a great job of putting all of your work into perspective

@HVM_fi Жыл бұрын

You have now 'a once in a century flood' twice a year? Cool cool.

@jamesa7506 Жыл бұрын

No better reason to say to your wife, "see, That's why I have all these machines and boats! Not just to play around in..." 😉👍

@danieloutloud9151 Жыл бұрын

Had forgotten about that second big blow to the region and how devastating that was ( especially after you'd worked so hard cleaning up and repairing the road after the first bout ) .

@AndrewBryantPianoTuner Жыл бұрын

Another tale where the do gooder council lacky screws it up for everyone

@yeagerxp Жыл бұрын

Good job 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Be safe 🇨🇦

@machinist5828 Жыл бұрын

Danged shame about the road. I never realized that the old loader had a bucket mounted on the forks and then seeing inside the bucket and there is mounts to use forks. That just struck me as funny! Thank you for the cool machinery video! Cheers Terry from South Carolina USA

@brucet8551 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the video Marty.its good to see your gear at work.

@harrytaylor6854 Жыл бұрын

Yes quite a mess your old machines came in very handy for you to do the roadway work well done sir Marty

@stanleytownsend1886 Жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you and your family ,Marty. I could watch you run your equipment all day long.

@GaryPArmstrong Жыл бұрын

That is unfortunate Marty but you could get the gold pan out and get some guided tours of gold panning going, mate. Right on that washed-out bridge, I was thinking. Of course, this is the nature of the area you live in and you would hope they do the repairs more substantially to cover for the next time it floods.

@TerryC69 Жыл бұрын

Hi Marty! Too bad about the road closure. I should hope the crew at least completes on schedule. Watching the old loader in action was a pleasure watch indeed knowing that when you got it the thing was on life support. Cheers!

@daviddrobnicki9870 Жыл бұрын

The Hough loader is definitely cool!

@davidstokes8441 Жыл бұрын

Cheer up old son. I feel for you after doing all the right things you're still up a ditch without a paddle.

@beetrootboy9301 Жыл бұрын

Hi Marty. Great channel thanks for all the excellent content. That was a very generous offer from Euroflow NZ, a plastic culvert pipe to help sort your blowout. It's a shame the local council couldn't be more generous in spirit, with their unneccesary need for consents and permits and fees etc. You'd think at times like these with large floods seemingly becoming more regular it would be far more advantageous to just let people get on and repair the damaged infrastructure without their need for vexatious bureaucratic bullshit. Euroflow NZ...'Hey Marty here's a pipe to help fix your problem.' Oh, bewdy thanks. Local council...'Hold on a minute mate, not so fast! That has to be frustrating I bet!

@MartyT Жыл бұрын

Exactly right mate, they can be a real hindrance

@daviddailey3857 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that you happen all that flooding going on I appreciate you a lot watching you you learn a lot of stuff from you and I hope they fix that stupid road huh and God bless you and your family stay healthy and safe